Wedding_Timeline.pdf

Ultimate Wedding Planner

Wedding Planning

Time Line

(All planners and worksheets are available online in a printable format at

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One Year Before

Speak to a travel agent about honeymoon

destinations and update your passports and

vaccinations if necessary.

Announce your engagement to friends and family.

Choose your wedding style and formality.

For Jewish weddings, order the Ketubah.

Set a tentative date for your wedding (this may

change according to the availability of the vendors

in which you are interested).

9 Months Before

Start finalizing the guest list and gathering addresses.

Work out your budget – Know how much you have

to spend before you start hiring vendors. Consider

hiring a bridal consultant to help you plan.

Choose a Bridal Registry and register for your gift

preferences.

Start shopping for engagement and wedding rings.

Select and order groom’s and attendants'

attire. Decide whether to purchase or rent.

Schedule fittings and pick-up or delivery date.

Prepare your provisional guest list to determine

the size of your wedding.

Finalize all wedding vendors and secure

your date by putting down deposits.

Select your bridal party and wedding day assistant

and discuss important events they will need to attend.

Once you’ve chosen your wedding photographer,

schedule your engagement photos to be taken and

submit your announcement to the newspaper.

Decide on a ceremony site: Whether it’s a house of

worship or a hotel lobby, you need to know where

you will exchange vows.

Finalize the plans for your honeymoon.

Choose and reserve your officiant.

Select and order your invitations.

Use the Banquet Facilities Directory in this

magazine to search for a reception location and

secure your date with a deposit.

Consider wedding insurance.

Choose a caterer if one is not available at your

reception location.

6 Months Before

Prepare all maps and directions for the ceremony

and reception.

Decide where to book your rehearsal dinner location.

This could be the location where your reception will

take place, a banquet facility, restaurant or at home.

Meet with your florist and choose floral arrangements

for the ceremony and reception, as well as bouquets

for you and your bridesmaids.

Check with your officiant’s schedule for the

rehearsal dinner.

Meet with all your wedding vendors to finalize any

orders and reservations.

Shop for your dress – It can take several

months for your dress to arrive, and then

you may need several fittings.

Plan your bridesmaids luncheon and any other

parties.

After you’ve found your dress, schedule your fittings

and delivery date. Then select the bridesmaids’

gowns.

Order your wedding cake if your caterer doesn’t

provide one.

Start the search for your wedding vendors.

Photographers and Videographers get booked

early, so start with them first.

Begin doing your research for your marriage

license and blood tests.

Meet with both sets of parents to

coordinate their attire.

Begin the search for your transportation, flowers,

rentals and stationery.

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Wedding Time Line

4 Months Before

2-3 Weeks Before

Reserve accommodations for out-of-town guests.

Research things to do in town during their stay.

Pick up wedding rings.

Confirm all arrival times with vendors.

Address and send out your invitations and

announcements. Include information

regarding the accommodations.

Confirm hotel arrangements for out-of-town guests.

Have your final dress fitting.

Arrange for final dress fittings.

Make copies of the “Wedding Day 411” in this

magazine and give to your groom, bridal party and

your wedding day assistant.

Purchase wedding guest book.

Order your wedding favors, bridal party gifts and

other wedding accessories (champagne glasses,

ring bearer pillow, cake knife, etc.).

1 Week Before

2 Months Before

Give the caterer your final guest count.

Pack your bags for the honeymoon.

Make appointment with your beautician for wedding

day hair styles for you and your bridal party. Set up

any other appointments for pre-wedding cuts, colors

or perms.

Arrange for the pick-up of your bridal attire.

Have final fittings for groom and groomsmen

and schedule the return of the groom’s tuxedo

(usually the best man will return it for him).

Make appointments for you and your bridal

party to get manicures, pedicures,

massages, spa treatments, etc.

Ask your bridal party to help with post-wedding tasks.

Give gifts to your wedding party, family and fiancé

privately, or at the rehearsal dinner.

Choose a make-up artist and schedule a trial.

Start gathering your RSVPs.

Make arrangements for your wedding gifts to be

brought to your “new” home.

Finalize your dates for your last-minute dress fittings.

Purchase bridal party gifts and gift for your fiancé.

Assign a friend or family member, not in the wedding

party, to be your “wedding assistant” for the day of

your wedding to help with special photos and songs.

1-2 Days Before

Get a manicure and/or pedicure.

Confirm flight arrangements for the honeymoon.

1 Month Before

Make payment envelopes for each vendor and give

them to your wedding day assistant along with your

marriage license to take care of at the wedding.

Finalize and confirm all ceremony & reception plans.

Finalize rehearsal dinner details.

Arrange a get-away car for after the reception to

include all your honeymoon essentials (luggage,

tickets, etc.).

Go over song lists and requests with your band or DJ.

Give your photographer a “must-have list” – a list of

posed photographs you want taken.

Put together a bridal emergency kit for your wedding

day including stockings, sewing kit, safety pins, etc.

Confirm when final payments need to be made to

vendors.

Compile a list of all your wedding vendors with phone

numbers to ensure a stress-free wedding.

Call guests who have not responded.

Attend your rehearsal dinner.

Draw up seating arrangements for the reception.

Get plenty of rest before the big day!

Have a “practice” session with the hairstylists and

make-up artists you will use on your wedding day.

Your Wedding Day (finally)!

Make a date with your fiancé to get your marriage

license and blood tests.

Get your hair and make-up done early.

Make sure you get plenty to eat and drink

a lot of water. You don’t want to faint.

Start taking care of business such as name changes,

address changes, etc...

Relax and enjoy yourself.

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